Manchester’s Granada studios broadcast some of the nation’s favourite TV shows in the 1980s and 90s. iNostalgia takes a look back at the stars – and characters – who were so familiar to us all. The 1980s and 90s were busy decades for Granada TV studios. Classic...

When legendary record producer Mickie Most got a call from his friend Harvey Lisberg to see a new band in Bolton, he had no idea he’d soon be into something good. Something very good. The band were Herman’s Hermits. Most became their producer and their first single...

Protests, pickets and power cuts The three Ps – protests, pickets and power cuts – are what many people remember about the 1970s. Britain experienced a decade of industrial unrest – and Manchester was no exception. Miners, dockers, firefighters, power workers and...

It’s amusing to reflect that one of London’s most famous TV characters was a Mancunian. For John Thaw, who played Flying Squad Detective Jack Regan in The Sweeney, was actually born in Longsight, Manchester. The Sweeney became a symbol for 1970s London –savvy, smart...